Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has decried the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. Atiku made his views known in a tweet on X on Sunday. According to him, “In these perilous times, the courageous sentinels of truth, our journalists, stand as beacons of light, unwavering in ...

As part of efforts to further strengthen the security architecture in Ekiti State, the Nigerian army has deployed additional troops from the 32 Artillery Brigade to the State. The Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Maj. Gen. JR Lar who led the detachment of troops said that the troops are in the state to enhance security of the state. Brig. Gen. Lar ...

By Casmir Igbokwe When Karl Maier wrote ‘This House Has Fallen: Nigeria in Crisis’, in the year 2000, we never knew that Nigeria was still a paradise then. Today, the country’s currency, the Naira, is not the only thing in a free fall. Almost everything, including the economy, security, health, education and many other sectors, is collapsing. Simply put, Nigeria ...

By Casmir Igbokwe Let us pray! Almighty father, we your children have suffered untold hardship and deprivations in Nigeria. The worst now is that kidnappers and terrorists have made life unbearable for us. O God, our government has abandoned us. Without you, we can do nothing. We place all our hopes and trust in you. No weapon fashioned against us, ...

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has challenged the federal government to urgently tackle the rising insecurity in the country, especially in the nation’s capital. Obi particularly reminds Vice President Kashim Shettima of his vocal pledge in August 2022 at the NBA conference in Lagos for Presidential candidates when he represented his ...

Ezinne Ezepue, University of Nigeria Nigerian thriller The Black Book has been in the headlines for reportedly topping global figures at streaming service Netflix, with 5.6 million viewers in its first two days. Does it live up to the hype? In my view, as a critic, scholar and teacher of Nigerian film and storytelling, the short answer is yes. Directed ...

The Tinubu administration will in the coming weeks unveil an initiative that will address insurgency and poverty, among other challenges confronting Nigerians especially those living in the northern region, according to the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The Vice President disclosed this today in a chat with journalists while on a condolence visit to Kano. Sen Shettima, accompanied by the ...

The Enugu State Stakeholders Forum (ESSF) has ascribed the failure of the state government’s cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home order to the lack of legitimacy by the new Peter Mbah government that came into being last May 29. In a statement in Enugu today signed by the ESSF’s leader, Professor Joseph Aneke, and the secretary, Dr Ifeanyi Agbo, the stakeholders ...

…says doctors threatened not to save lives on sit-at-home days  By Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Anambra State Branch has decried the insecurity of medical doctors working assiduously to save lives in Anambra State. The association also frowns upon the incessant assaults unleashed on doctors on call by patients’ relatives. The association also drew  the attention of ...

The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has identified high level of insecurity and the apparent neglect of the agricultural sector, among other factors, as being responsible for the prevalent soaring food inflation experienced in the country. Obi, who made it known in a message to mark the World Food Day 2022, argued that food inflation, which is ...